10/03/2016

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:00:07. > :00:09.Tonight's headlines: The Welsh Government takes legal

:00:10. > :00:11.action against its own property advisors after a damning report

:00:12. > :00:16.into the biggest sale of public land in Wales in recent years.

:00:17. > :00:34.As the fallout continues, we'll assess the impact.

:00:35. > :00:36.Assia Newton was stalked and killed by her estranged husband -

:00:37. > :00:38.now her sister supports a campaign to highlight the

:00:39. > :00:51.He was letting himself in the house but it was unwarranted. That is

:00:52. > :00:55.This man says he'll drop allegations of historic sex abuse

:00:56. > :00:58.at a children's home because it's taking too long to come to court.

:00:59. > :01:01.Getting to grips with the traffic - the M4 relief road could cost over

:01:02. > :01:08.And our BBC School Reporters hold their own election

:01:09. > :01:10.to ask their classmates if they think they should

:01:11. > :01:25.In a few years, when we are 18, we will be able to vote.

:01:26. > :01:28.But should we be able to cast our ballot sooner?

:01:29. > :01:32.The Welsh government has confirmed tonight it's taking legal action

:01:33. > :01:34.against its former property advisors after a damning report

:01:35. > :01:37.into the biggest sale of public land in Wales in recent years.

:01:38. > :01:40.It says it's also referred Lambert Smith Hampton

:01:41. > :01:44.to its professional body over its conduct in the case.

:01:45. > :01:46.The latest development follows a report by assembly members

:01:47. > :01:49.in January which said the taxpayers had lost tens of millions of pounds.

:01:50. > :01:56.Our political editor Nick Servini has the latest.

:01:57. > :01:58.Exactly four years after the sale of 15 publicly-owned sites

:01:59. > :02:05.In January a report by the Public Accounts Committee

:02:06. > :02:11.described the sale for ?21 million as cavalier and scandalous.

:02:12. > :02:16.The sites were sold without an open tender by the regeneration

:02:17. > :02:27.investment fund for Wales, a body owned by the Welsh

:02:28. > :02:30.government to a company based in currency called South Wales Land

:02:31. > :02:32.Developments, owned by one of the richest men in Wales,

:02:33. > :02:36.These included a site in the Vale of Glamorgan which was bought

:02:37. > :02:38.from the taxpayer for less than ?3 million.

:02:39. > :02:41.It has since been sold on for housing by South Wales Land

:02:42. > :02:49.Another was bought for ?100,000 for 1.9 million.

:02:50. > :02:52.And the so-called jewel in the crown in Lisvane on the edge

:02:53. > :02:54.of Cardiff was off the taxpayer for ?1.8 million.

:02:55. > :02:57.The report says it now has a potential open market

:02:58. > :03:01.A third of that will be paid back to the public purse

:03:02. > :03:05.in what is called a claw-back arrangement.

:03:06. > :03:08.The findings prompted the First Minister to

:03:09. > :03:18.publicly apologise to assembly members.

:03:19. > :03:24.The way that it was managed fell well below the standards we expect

:03:25. > :03:26.as a government and for that we are sorry.

:03:27. > :03:28.This has been a long-running sagawhich included an investigation

:03:29. > :03:30.by the Serious Fraud Office but came to

:03:31. > :03:32.nothing, internal enquiries and do report by the public spending

:03:33. > :03:36.watchdog, the Wales Audit Office, which identified a conflict

:03:37. > :03:39.of interest as one Lambert Smith Hampton employee had represented

:03:40. > :03:41.both the seller and the buyer at the same time.

:03:42. > :03:43.The Public Accounts Committee had recommended

:03:44. > :03:47.the Welsh government carefully consider action against Lambert

:03:48. > :03:50.Smith Hampton and a referral to its professional body the Royal

:03:51. > :03:55.Both recommendations have been taken up by ministers.

:03:56. > :03:57.And so we have another major development in

:03:58. > :04:07.For years, those who sold this land insisted it was a good deal and then

:04:08. > :04:09.we had a series of damning reports and a public

:04:10. > :04:11.Now the prospect of those involved slugging

:04:12. > :04:14.As the government tries to reclaim lost

:04:15. > :04:18.There has been no comment from Lambert Smith

:04:19. > :04:24.Hampton in response to today's developments.

:04:25. > :04:27.You've followed this story from the very start -

:04:28. > :04:32.what's the significance of tonight's move?

:04:33. > :04:37.With all the twists and turns, who would have thought we would end up

:04:38. > :04:43.with this? I can't recall a time where we have the Welsh given and

:04:44. > :04:47.suing an organisation that it was supposed to advise it on in the

:04:48. > :04:54.disposal of tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers assets. Lambert

:04:55. > :04:57.Smith Hampton Strongly defended their role in all of this in the

:04:58. > :05:03.enquiries and the committee hearings we have had but they were accused of

:05:04. > :05:08.having sold the land at the wrong price the wrong time line and even

:05:09. > :05:13.not passing on expressions of interest from different companies to

:05:14. > :05:18.buy the land. I would expect that to form the basis of the legal action

:05:19. > :05:21.in whatever form it takes in future. Despite the huge controversy

:05:22. > :05:27.surrounding this story, I would have expected in many other circumstances

:05:28. > :05:32.for the Welsh government to try to close this story down and put it

:05:33. > :05:38.down as an unfortunate business. The fact illegal action being continues,

:05:39. > :05:42.-- is being continued and they are referring it to the body is a

:05:43. > :05:46.reflection of the strength of feeling the Welsh government feels

:05:47. > :05:48.behind the scenes about the validity of the professional advice it

:05:49. > :05:52.received in the sale of this land. A man from Caernarfon has been found

:05:53. > :05:55.guilty of attempted murder after attacking his wife as she

:05:56. > :05:57.walked her children to school. Mold Crown Court heard how

:05:58. > :05:59.Sylvan Parry, who's 46, punched his wife Fiona Parry

:06:00. > :06:02.to the ground and repeatedly It has been a hectic few months

:06:03. > :06:10.and it is all over now. I can get on with my

:06:11. > :06:14.life and breathe again. I can get my kids

:06:15. > :06:16.back to normal and I A new report has recommended

:06:17. > :06:25.that the body which distributes public money to universities should

:06:26. > :06:26.be scrapped and replaced A Welsh Government-commissioned

:06:27. > :06:31.review says a new tertiary education authority should replace the Higher

:06:32. > :06:37.Education Funding Council for Wales. The Education Minister says

:06:38. > :06:40.a decision will be made A man who claims he was abused

:06:41. > :06:47.in a children's home two decades ago has told BBC Wales he no longer

:06:48. > :06:50.wants to pursue his allegation because of the length of time it's

:06:51. > :06:54.taking to come to court. The man, who can't be named,

:06:55. > :06:57.first raised his complaint more His case has been investigated

:06:58. > :07:05.by Operation Pallial which is looking at historical cases

:07:06. > :07:07.of child abuse in North Wales but the Crown Prosecution Service

:07:08. > :07:09.still hasn't decided Here's Roger Pinney's

:07:10. > :07:13.exclusive report. John told me he feels

:07:14. > :07:24.like he's living in limbo, waiting to discover

:07:25. > :07:27.what will happen next. Not knowing if he will have

:07:28. > :07:30.to face his abuser in court. Is it delves into allegations

:07:31. > :07:33.going back 20, 30 or 40 years, the Operation Pallial team

:07:34. > :07:35.has dealt with hundreds He says he was groomed into a sexual

:07:36. > :07:42.relationship by a female carer As the years have passed

:07:43. > :07:51.and he has got older, John is the more he has

:07:52. > :07:53.appreciated what has His words are spoken

:07:54. > :07:57.by a member of the production The more you become,

:07:58. > :08:00.the more you understand how damaging the actions of others

:08:01. > :08:02.can be so I think it has perhaps taken this long

:08:03. > :08:05.to understand the implications of someone's behaviour

:08:06. > :08:09.on someone so vulnerable. John told me he doesn't remember why

:08:10. > :08:13.he first made the complaint in 2012. It may have been

:08:14. > :08:15.because of stories about historic child abuse

:08:16. > :08:19.or something else. He was first interviewed

:08:20. > :08:21.by the Operation Pallial team They then set about

:08:22. > :08:23.collecting evidence. A file was sent to the CPS

:08:24. > :08:36.in August last year. There has got to be

:08:37. > :08:38.some conclusion to That's why I went to the police,

:08:39. > :08:41.to look for some conclusion. Three and a half years later,

:08:42. > :08:44.I've not got that conclusion. I think I'm letting myself down

:08:45. > :08:47.by giving up at this point but I just don't know how long

:08:48. > :08:50.I can keep on waiting. It really does feel as though I'm

:08:51. > :08:53.in limbo at the moment in terms of work and relationships

:08:54. > :08:55.and things so I I need that closure

:08:56. > :08:59.so I can move on the start. John told me he isn't

:09:00. > :09:01.withdrawing his complaint but for what he says

:09:02. > :09:03.is the sake of his sanity, he doesn't want to be part

:09:04. > :09:09.of an ongoing trial. In a statement, the operation said

:09:10. > :09:15.this: We asked the CPS

:09:16. > :09:16.for an interview. It is in the name of the chief

:09:17. > :09:24.prosecutor for Wales. He says victims are

:09:25. > :09:26.central to what the CPS does and says it is a concern

:09:27. > :09:29.if anyone feels justice is not The statement also pointed

:09:30. > :09:36.to the complexity of these cases and the volume of information

:09:37. > :09:39.the CPS is having to deal with. John no longer lives

:09:40. > :09:41.in North Wales and that has prompted another concern -

:09:42. > :09:44.he says he hasn't been able to get His words are spoken

:09:45. > :09:53.like a member of our team. I have been massively let down

:09:54. > :09:55.by whoever is responsible. I don't know if it is

:09:56. > :09:57.the police, social I am without support and I've been

:09:58. > :10:05.without support for the last three and a half years, longer

:10:06. > :10:08.if you consider the time between the abuse and

:10:09. > :10:11.making the complaint. In theory, complainants

:10:12. > :10:12.should be able to get Support is coordinated

:10:13. > :10:16.in the north by social services staff and Conwy Council,

:10:17. > :10:23.who also signpost victims elsewhere. The director of social care

:10:24. > :10:25.Jenny Williams leads the work providing help for those

:10:26. > :10:28.who come forward. She isn't able to comment

:10:29. > :10:30.on specific cases but concedes there can be problems

:10:31. > :10:32.for those who live We have been able

:10:33. > :10:40.to access support but what is beyond our control

:10:41. > :10:44.are things like travelling distance, waiting times and obviously,

:10:45. > :10:47.without the concentration of demand that other providers

:10:48. > :10:51.may not prioritise If people feel that there

:10:52. > :10:58.are issues, they must make contact with the team

:10:59. > :11:01.and we will do our best to make sure Since our intervention,

:11:02. > :11:06.further efforts are now being made The wait for justice

:11:07. > :11:15.he says he wants continues. Anglesey Council has decided

:11:16. > :11:18.to charge owners of second homes and long-term empty properties 25%

:11:19. > :11:27.extra for their council tax. The changes will come

:11:28. > :11:29.into force in April. Meanwhile, Flintshire and Powys

:11:30. > :11:31.councils have already voted to charge an extra 50%

:11:32. > :11:33.in their areas and Pembrokeshire and Swansea Councils are discussing

:11:34. > :11:35.the issue this evening. Some on Anglesey are

:11:36. > :11:37.concerned the hike could hit Tourism is a very important

:11:38. > :11:48.industry on this island, not only do the local contractors

:11:49. > :11:51.get work but it also employs a lot My feeling is we have got to be

:11:52. > :11:56.seen as being welcoming. We have been taking

:11:57. > :11:57.a reasonable first step, a measured first step,

:11:58. > :12:04.with increasing the premium of 25%. I know other councils have gone

:12:05. > :12:08.further than us but we want to make sure that we do not give a negative

:12:09. > :12:19.impression or message at all. A national campaign has been

:12:20. > :12:21.launched to highlight the danger posed by people who stalk

:12:22. > :12:23.their ex-partners. The charity behind it says the vast

:12:24. > :12:26.majority of women murdered by ex-partners will have

:12:27. > :12:27.been stalked beforehand. In the two and-a-half

:12:28. > :12:29.years to last April, nearly 250 people reported suspected

:12:30. > :12:36.stalkers to police here. Jordan Davies has been to speak

:12:37. > :12:54.to the sister of one victim. She has shaved off her hair because

:12:55. > :12:58.she said it was for charity. We found out that he had shaved it.

:12:59. > :13:00.Assia Newton was attacked regularly by her husband

:13:01. > :13:03.After decades of abuse she separated from Kelvin Newton.

:13:04. > :13:07.But he continued to turn up at her home unannounced.

:13:08. > :13:11.A few days before she was due to go on holiday he turned up

:13:12. > :13:18.Now her sister Nadia Salaman believes Assia may still be alive

:13:19. > :13:26.if Kelvin Newton's behaviour was viewed as stalking at the time.

:13:27. > :13:34.I would have thought that stalking was a stranger outside your house.

:13:35. > :13:38.It doesn't need to be. It could be someone unfamiliar with you. He was

:13:39. > :13:46.letting himself into the house but it was unwanted so it is stalking.

:13:47. > :13:48.How could things have gone if that behaviour was recognised?

:13:49. > :13:55.If he was arrested, it would have given my sister some reading space.

:13:56. > :13:58.New stalking laws were introduced in 2012 which carry

:13:59. > :14:02.The charity behind this campaign wants more people to use it before

:14:03. > :14:08.The charity says that over a recent two-and-a-half year period nearly

:14:09. > :14:10.250 people reported suspected stalkers to Welsh police.

:14:11. > :14:14.The charity says many victims won't contact police

:14:15. > :14:23.until there have been over 100 incidents.

:14:24. > :14:29.A lock of the research has been published around coercive control...

:14:30. > :14:32.Dr Jane Monckton-Smith has written several books on the issue and says

:14:33. > :14:34.the relationship between stalking and violence is extremely strong

:14:35. > :14:36.and that dangerous behaviour can often be missed.

:14:37. > :14:46.The most dangerous form of stalking is that perpetrated by an

:14:47. > :14:50.ex-partner, for example. Much more dangerous than stranger stalking.

:14:51. > :14:53.The research that has come out of America has shown up to 90% of cases

:14:54. > :14:54.had stalking prior to Humberside. of cases had stalking

:14:55. > :14:58.prior to Humberside. Nadia, who lives near Porthcawl,

:14:59. > :15:03.now realises there were warning She now wants people will report

:15:04. > :15:07.stalking sooner in the hope Old enough to pay taxes but not

:15:08. > :15:13.to vote - our BBC school reporters poll their classmates

:15:14. > :15:15.on whether the voting age And we'll be in the Ceredigion

:15:16. > :15:18.village split in two The planned M4 relief road

:15:19. > :15:30.could cost over a billion pounds. That's despite the First Minister,

:15:31. > :15:32.Carwyn Jones, saying last year that the cost would be

:15:33. > :15:35.much lower than that. Our Political Reporter,

:15:36. > :15:53.Carl Roberts, is in Newport for us The latest is that a new M4 relief

:15:54. > :15:59.road could cost as much as ?1.41 billion before VAT. It would be a

:16:00. > :16:05.six lane motorway built south of here across the city of Newport and

:16:06. > :16:13.across the Gwent levels, all designed to avoid traffic down to

:16:14. > :16:18.the tunnels. Not too bad this evening. Carwyn Jones says building

:16:19. > :16:23.that stretch of the road would cost below ?1 billion. The government's

:16:24. > :16:28.latest figures contradict that. We have learned something of the

:16:29. > :16:34.design. 35 new bridges, 12 houses will be docked down including a

:16:35. > :16:40.great true listed vicarage -- 12 houses will be knocked down

:16:41. > :16:46.including a grade two this did vicarage.

:16:47. > :16:50.There will be things added to appease people and a cycle

:16:51. > :16:53.superhighway between Cardiff and Newport. The message from the

:16:54. > :16:58.government is that they are committed to a vital project for the

:16:59. > :17:03.Welsh economy, as they call it. There is a political implication.

:17:04. > :17:07.This is the plan designed by Labour. If they don't have the majority they

:17:08. > :17:12.will need the support of opposition parties and they don't have it

:17:13. > :17:15.already so they could be the roadblock to building this new road.

:17:16. > :17:18.Young journalists from schools across Wales have been taking part

:17:19. > :17:20.in the BBC School Report Project today - learning to how

:17:21. > :17:24.With the assembly elections around the corner in May, school reporters

:17:25. > :17:27.from Ysgol Gyfun Cymer Rhondda decided to ask the First Minister

:17:28. > :17:30.if he thought they should be able to vote when they turn 16.

:17:31. > :17:36.Hi. My name is Jenny.

:17:37. > :17:47.And in a few years, when we're 18, we will be

:17:48. > :17:51.But should we be able to cast a ballot sooner?

:17:52. > :17:52.Choosing which politicians represent us is a

:17:53. > :18:03.But if 16-year-olds can get married and

:18:04. > :18:06.17-year-olds could learn to drive, should tbey be able to vote as well?

:18:07. > :18:08.I think they should have the right to

:18:09. > :18:11.vote because they should be able to have a say on who they want.

:18:12. > :18:13.They are old enough to make their own

:18:14. > :18:18.If it was me then I wouldn't know who I would vote for because I don't

:18:19. > :18:25.If I wasn't interested, I wouldn't feel in as though I had

:18:26. > :18:27.enough information to know who to vote for.

:18:28. > :18:34.Because we don't, people would not vote and there would be no point.

:18:35. > :18:37.We asked a class of people at our school if they thought

:18:38. > :18:39.16-year-olds should be polled in the election

:18:40. > :18:40.for the National Assembly in Cardiff?

:18:41. > :18:44.The votes are in and have been counted.

:18:45. > :18:47.72% want the voting age lowered and 16% think it should stay at 18.

:18:48. > :18:53.12% said they didn't have enough information.

:18:54. > :18:55.But do we learn enough about politics here at school

:18:56. > :19:02.18 months ago, people in Scotland were asked if they wanted

:19:03. > :19:07.independence from the rest of the UK.

:19:08. > :19:11.A higher proportion of 16 and 17-year-olds voted

:19:12. > :19:20.Megan is now in Germany but was 17 and still in school

:19:21. > :19:25.I didn't know that much until we got the chance to vote in the referendum

:19:26. > :19:29.and it got me to do more research because we had a say in it

:19:30. > :19:32.and I feel as though it was good because we got involved.

:19:33. > :19:35.We have come to the assembly in Cardiff Bay to ask the man

:19:36. > :19:38.in charge, the First Minister Carwyn Jones,

:19:39. > :19:44.If the proposed law is passed the Welsh government will be able

:19:45. > :19:46.to set the voting age for elections to the

:19:47. > :19:50.I think you should be able to vote at 16 and 17.

:19:51. > :19:53.If you can get a job and pay taxes and join

:19:54. > :19:58.Are there any plans to introduce politics to the curriculum?

:19:59. > :20:04.We can weave it through PSE and the Welsh baccalaureate so young

:20:05. > :20:06.people are aware of issues on how to vote.

:20:07. > :20:18.The things that are important in the world.

:20:19. > :20:21.The experience of teenagers like Megan in Scotland show 16

:20:22. > :20:23.and 17-year-olds want to be part of the political process.

:20:24. > :20:26.But it is up to politicians here and in London to

:20:27. > :20:30.decide whether we will be able to choose who represents us in this

:20:31. > :20:38.And if they teach us more about democracy in school.

:20:39. > :20:49.And you can see stories by other young reporters from around Wales

:20:50. > :20:51.on the BBC News School Report website - that's

:20:52. > :21:04.Rugby and England's Manu Tuilangi is on the bench for the first time

:21:05. > :21:09.in nearly two years as Wales take on England this Saturday.

:21:10. > :21:12.Meanwhile, Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde says England has more

:21:13. > :21:20.of an edge compared to when Wales beat them in last year's World Cup.

:21:21. > :21:26.They have got the bit between their teeth. Created quite a lot of

:21:27. > :21:32.momentum three out of three. They are sitting pretty and they are not

:21:33. > :21:34.Football - Swansea City coach Francesco Guidolin

:21:35. > :21:37.insists his future remains at the club despite an illness

:21:38. > :21:39.which means he'll miss a third game at Bournemouth on Saturday.

:21:40. > :21:42.The 60-year-old Italian has spent five nights in a London hospital

:21:43. > :21:47.Boxer Lee Selby returns to London to defend his IBF

:21:48. > :21:52.World Featherweight title next month.

:21:53. > :21:55.He'll be taking on the American, Eric Hunter, at the O2 Arena.

:21:56. > :21:57.29-year-old Selby from Barry, first captured the World Title

:21:58. > :22:03.And Cyclist Geraint Thomas remains fifth overall in the Paris-Nice

:22:04. > :22:07.He was swiftly guided back into position by his teammates,

:22:08. > :22:13.He remains 19 seconds behind the yellow jersey

:22:14. > :22:18.of Orica GreenEdge's Michael Matthews.

:22:19. > :22:20.People living in a village in Ceredigion say it's been split

:22:21. > :22:24.in half after a historic bridge partially collapsed.

:22:25. > :22:26.The bridge in Llanfair Clydogau near Lampeter connects the village,

:22:27. > :22:31.but it was closed after part of it gave way at the weekend.

:22:32. > :22:39.It's stood in this village for over a century and half.

:22:40. > :22:41.But at the weekend the bridge in Llanfair Clydogau partially

:22:42. > :22:50.Now too unsafe to use it's closed and split the village in two.

:22:51. > :22:53.With half the village unable to get to the local shop unless the take

:22:54. > :22:58.a long detour it's quieter than normal.

:22:59. > :23:04.It has caused havoc in the village because the shop is on this side and

:23:05. > :23:10.most people live three miles that way and it is about seven miles

:23:11. > :23:10.round trip. Just to come to the shop.

:23:11. > :23:15.So with shop and post office on one side and the bus stop and village

:23:16. > :23:19.hall on the other I took the detour to see how long it'd take.

:23:20. > :23:27.I have just arrived at the other side of the village. It has taken me

:23:28. > :23:30.just under 25 minute. It has been a long journey and I've gone into

:23:31. > :23:39.Lampeter where there was roadworks going on and in and out of two

:23:40. > :23:42.counties. Now, as I said, it has taken me just under 25 minutes,

:23:43. > :23:44.which would normally take me two minutes.

:23:45. > :23:47.Alan Leech makes the drive to the shop daily to pick

:23:48. > :23:50.up his morning paper but is now greeted by this.

:23:51. > :23:57.The state of repair of the bridge has been known for some time and in

:23:58. > :24:02.2014, there was a plan to renovate it. They did luminary work and then

:24:03. > :24:06.went away, claiming there was no more money available. -- they did

:24:07. > :24:10.Ceredigion County Council say engineers have carried out

:24:11. > :24:12.an inspection and the bridge is a priority.

:24:13. > :24:14.But it's a listed structure so they are liaising with CADW

:24:15. > :24:17.and at the moment cannot say when it will reopen.

:24:18. > :24:20.So with the village split in two it looks like a frustrating wait

:24:21. > :24:29.Much nicer today compared to yesterday.

:24:30. > :24:36.A few clouds but some lovely sunshine as well.

:24:37. > :24:39.This picture taken by our weather watchers at Cefn Hengoed

:24:40. > :24:51.And in Porthmadog the temperature reached a spring-like 12C.

:24:52. > :24:55.Over the next few days, plenty more dry weather.

:24:56. > :24:58.Milder than recently as well although we haven't seen the last

:24:59. > :25:02.of the frost and that goes for tonight!

:25:03. > :25:16.Temperatures in Powys and the Marches falling as low as -3

:25:17. > :25:23.So a chilly, cold start tomorrow morning but dry.

:25:24. > :25:27.Much of the country bright and sunny with light winds.

:25:28. > :25:30.A few clouds near the border and in the far west.

:25:31. > :25:40.Anglesey and the Lleyn Peninsula maybe cloudier.

:25:41. > :25:42.Now during the day clouds will build-up and spread out.

:25:43. > :25:45.So more cloud around tomorrow afternoon.

:25:46. > :25:50.Still some sunshine in places and dry.

:25:51. > :25:53.Temperatures reaching 8 to 11 Celsius with a light to moderate

:25:54. > :26:07.A high of 11C in Abergele will feel pleasant.

:26:08. > :26:11.Dry in Monmouthshire tomorrow with some cloud and sunshine.

:26:12. > :26:22.Maybe a few spots of light rain in the NW later in the night.

:26:23. > :26:28.Less cold tomorrow night with temperatures staying above freezing.

:26:29. > :26:32.On Saturday maybe a few spots of light rain in the NW for a time.

:26:33. > :26:41.Bright in places with breaks in the cloud and a little sunshine.

:26:42. > :26:43.If you travelling along the M4 towards Twickenham the weather

:26:44. > :26:57.The wettest and warmest on record but next week we're in for a dry

:26:58. > :27:03.A chilly breeze and still cold enough at night

:27:04. > :27:11.It's coming up to 7 o clock, a reminder of the top stories

:27:12. > :27:14.from the BBC: Energy bills could come down for millions

:27:15. > :27:18.of households under new plans to shake up the industry.

:27:19. > :27:20.The competition watchdog wants a price cap for the poorest

:27:21. > :27:24.customers on the most expensive tariffs.

:27:25. > :27:27.And the Welsh government has confirmed tonight it's taking legal

:27:28. > :27:29.action against its former property advisors after a damning report

:27:30. > :27:34.into the biggest sale of public land in Wales in recent years.

:27:35. > :27:38.I'll have an update for you here at 8 o'clock and again after the BBC

:27:39. > :27:41.That's Wales Today thank you for watching.

:27:42. > :27:46.From all of us on the programme, have a good evening.